LIVE THEM DOWN.
By John G. Smith, author of Doric Lays and English Lyrics, &c. When auld wives clash and gommerils jeer, And meddlin' billies interfere, Ne'er fash yere thumb — yere duty's clear, lire them down. When scandal-mongera blot yere name, And try to dim yere dear-bought fame, E'en let them — theirs will be the shame, Live them down. When friens wha should be friens in need, Rin aff when clouds are o'er yere he^d, And magnify ilk sma' misdeed, Live them down. When venoraed malice plots and fleas Wi' tales, like heavy-laden bees, Some pale-faced hypocrite to please, Live it down. When men o' Lilliputian race, Wi' scornfu' mien and saucy face, Attempt to bring ye to disgrace, Live them down. When folk whose only pith id pencePoor substitute for want o' sense — Dare to deride wi' leering glance, Live them down. When ingrates fired wi' vengefu' ire, With cronies like themselves conspire, To drag yere virtues thro' the mire, Live them down. When hypocrites wi' sour grimace, And upturned e'e and lengthened face Condemn yere deeds as scant o' grace, Live them down. Aye keep yere conscience calm and clear, The sacred laws o' heaven revere, Tho' bigots frown and cravens sneer, Live them down.
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Southland Times, Issue 1617, 9 August 1872, Page 3
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207LIVE THEM DOWN. Southland Times, Issue 1617, 9 August 1872, Page 3
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